Education: Received BA in Music from University of California, Santa Barbara
Interests: Eclectic electric and acoustic violinist

General Qualifications:

* Exceptional Organizational and Management skills.

* Various Bookkeeping skills: especially Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Quickbooks.  Skilled at setting up new business and reconstructing existing ones.

* Experience with Quickbooks (all versions, both PC and Mac, through current), Quicken, Turbo Tax, Microsoft Word, Excel and Publisher, ACT, Winfax, Encore, Allegro, Norton Utilities, Eudora Pro, Netscape Composer. Well versed in on-line technology including web-publishing and multi-account email.

* Ability to learn new concepts, programs very quickly.

* Fully equipped home office network with PC desktop and laptop, Mac, Palm IIIC, DSL, major business, accounting, communications, music and graphics software.

Business Experience:

January 2000 - present  Entertainment and Finance Director for As You Like It Productions

Responsible for auditioning and organizing entertainers for The Dickens Christmas Fair and other
Events. Responsible for overall financial operations of over one million dollar company.

May 1997 to present  Fiddler's Fancy

Own and operate music performance company specializing in Celtic music and dance. See
http://www.fiddlersfancy.com

September 1994 - present Cat Taylor Bookkeeping

Own and operate freelance bookkeeping service, specializing in organizational computer-assisted bookkeeping, with research and accounts reconstruction using Excel spreadsheets, Quickbooks.

May 1991 - August 1994 Accounts Payable Clerk - Lynch, Marks and Associates

In charge of all accounts payable for ten million dollar computer firm using Accpac 6.1 accounting program (IBM-PC). Processing and payment of all incoming invoices, reconciliation of credits and RMA paperwork, reconciliation of insurance for payroll purposes and balancing of all accounts. Co-designed and implemented new multi-user RMA system utilizing Microsoft Excel.

January 1989 - January 1993 Co-Business Manager Phoenyx, Celtic-fusion band

Responsible for general bookkeeping of both performance and merchandising income and expenses, business taxes, coordination of performance, rehearsal and recording schedules, maintenance of inventory of merchandising and promotional materials, general promotion and correspondence.

July 1990 - March 1991  Administrative Assistant - Chandler Industries

In addition to reception and clerical duties, also responsible for collection calls, credit references, completing bank deposits and insertion/submission of ad copy to national magazines.

April 1989 - December 1989 Receptionist - Living History Centre

Responsible for handling all incoming calls through Harris PBX system and CB radio, sorting mail,  and coordinating communications with temporary Southern California offices. Occasional public relations work and press release generation.

April 1988 - April 1989  Accounts Receivable - Living History Centre

In charge of recording and depositing incoming monies, recording transactions on A/R cards and maintaining records on Accpac accounting program  (IBM-PC).  Designed and implemented updated  accounts receivable system using AccPac, Dbase II Plus and Wordstar for data entry and collections. Required extensive 10 key abilities.

March 1986 - April 1988 Music and Dance Director - Living History Centre

Responsible for auditioning and hiring of approximately 600 performers for the Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Dickens Christmas Faire and Old California Celebrations. Coordinated schedules for simultaneous performances on up to nine stages. Taught and maintained strict historical and professional standards for performers; provided similar services for guest performers, public relations events.

July 1985 - February 1986 Assorted seasonal jobs - Living History Centre

June 1981 - June 1985  Certified Teller - Bank of America, Simi Valley

Functioned as teller and proof operator using cash-register style and computerized 10 key machines. In charge of servicing Versateller ATM.

December 1979 - May 1981 Assistant Dept. Manager, Robinsons Dept. Store, Santa Barbara, CA

October 1978 - November 1979 Assistant Manager, Wherehouse Records, Santa Barbara, CA
 

Performing Experience:

Folk and Popular Music
1999 - present     Avalon Rising - Celtic-Medieval Rock: electric violin, bodhran, vocals
1997 - present     Fiddler's Fancy - Celtic music and dance
1997 - 2002        The Veil - Celtic, Middle-Eastern Trance-Rock
1992 - 1997     Amazon Queen, Blues-influenced-socially-aware-folk-rock: electric violin, vocals
1981 - 2000     Musician, teacher, actor and singer for Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Dickens Christmas Fair, Old California Celebrations, Old San Francisco Fair.
1995 - 1996     Haunted By Waters, Celtic, Middle-Eastern and African influenced tribal trance-dance music: electric violin, bodhran
1995 - 1996     Conundrum, Acoustic Celtic-based quartet: violin, bodhran, vocals
1994 - 1994     Go Van Gogh middle-eastern influenced jazz fusion: electric violin
1992 - 1994     Stone Fiddle, Celtic fusion band (folk-rock): electric violin, bodhran, vocals
1989 - 1992     Phoenyx, Celtic fusion band (folk-rock): electric violin, bodhran, vocals
1987 - 1989     Matrix (a.k.a. Whiskey) semi-electric Celtic music

Musical Director
2001-2002  Pirates of Penzance, Dickens Christmas Fair
1997-present Shanachie: The Challenge of the Sidhe (also composer)
1987  Pirates of Penzance, Dickens Christmas Fair
1986/1987 California or Bust, Old California Celebrations
1985  Gold Rush Revue, Old California Celebrations

Symphonic
1995 - 1997 Diablo Valley Masterworks Chorale Orchestra
1986 - 1989 College of Marin Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonia: Concertmaster
1974 - 1980 University of California at Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra: Asst.Concertmaster
1979 - 1981 Santa Barbara City College Symphony Orchestra
1977 - 1981 Santa Barbara Fiesta Symphony Orchestra: Principal Second Violin
1980 - 1981 Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra
1979 - 1980 Santa Barbara Youth Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster

Opera
1975 - 1976 University of California at Santa Barbara Opera Orchestra and Chorus

Musical Theater
1988 - 1989 College of Marin: West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar (electric)
1977 - 1980 Santa Barbara Youth Theater: The King & I (concertmaster), Anything Goes (cm),   Annie Get Your Gun (cm).Calif.Youth Theater: Peter Pan (cm) Santa Barbara Repertory Theater: H.M.S. Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, Milk and Honey (cm), Sound of Music (cm), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (cm), Guys and Dolls (cm), West Side Story.
1972 - 1973 Marin Shakespeare Festival: Once Upon a Mattress, The  Wizard of Oz.